Anne Henderson

Who is Anne Henderson?

Anne Henderson is an Australian writer, Deputy Director of The Sydney Institute, editor of The Sydney Papers and co-editor of The Sydney Institute Quarterly.

She was born in Melbourne and now lives in Sydney. She was educated at Melbourne University. Between 1971-1989 she worked as a teacher for seventeen years in several Australian states. She is married to Gerard Henderson, the Executive Director of the Institute.

Anne Henderson is the author of Getting Even: Women MPs on Life, Power and Politics, From All Corners: Six Migrant Stories, Educating Johannah: A Year in Year 12, and Mary MacKillop's Sisters: A Life Unveiled., Angel in the Court: The Life of Major Joyce Harmer, a biography of Major Joyce Harmer, Salvation Army major, social worker, court chaplain and advocate; and The Killing of Sister McCormack, a biographical work which covers the execution of Sister Irene McCormack.

Among her essays of note are “Dad’s Wake” in Fathers: In Writing and the biographical chapter on Prime Minister Joe Lyons for Australian Prime Ministers edited by Michelle Grattan and the UK’s New Dictionary of National Biography. She was a contributing editor with Ross Fitzgerald of Partners.